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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application fled August as, 1928. Serial No. 131,567.

. contour of a pair of wedges having their apexes presented toward each other. These slugs are ordinarily separated from the nuts by means of a riddle or screen; but, owlng to the shape and length of the slugs and the presence of sharp corners and fins thereon. this mode of separation is unsatisfactory, as some of the nuts will pass through the meshes, together with the slugs, while some of the slugs will remain unscreened, remaining with the nuts.

It is the general urpose and object of this invention to provide an attachment for machines of the character referred to whereby the slugs and nuts will be effectively separated and without recourse to the unsatisfactory screen or riddles which have been used here'- tofore. Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear hereinafter and will be realized by means of the construction shown in the drawings hereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents a detail in sectional lan view of my separating mechanism, showing the same applied to a machine of the type known to the trade as a center-feed hot-nut press; Fig. 2 a detail in section corresponding substantially to the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fi 3 a detail in sectional front elevatlon of t e mechanism shown in' Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a detail 'in sectional elevation of the mechanism shown at the right of Fig. 3, looking in the opposite direction; Fig. 5 a'detail in side elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig.1; Fig. 6 a detail in perspective of the stock from which the nuts are pressed, indicating the manner in which the nut blanksare progressively punched .from the advancing end of the stock and showing the shapes of the slugs formed between the, nut blanks; Figs. 7 and8 are views,.similar to Figs. 3 and 5, respectively, showing a modification of my invention; Fig. 9 is a view, similar to Fig. 1, of a. further modification of my invention; Fig. 10 a view in-se'ction corresponding to the line 1( )-1 0 onFig. 11 Fig. 11 a view, similar to Fig. 5 of a second modification of my invention; .Fig. 12 a view,

machine or press as the rear.

similar to Fig. 2, of a second modification of my invention; Fig. 13 a detail in perspective of the punch holder and Fig. 14 a detail in perspective of the punch employed with this third form of my invention; Figs. 15 and 16 are views, corresponding to'Fi s. 1 and 3 respectively of a further modification of my invention; Fig. 17 a detail in sectional rear elevation of the mechanism shown in Figs. 15 and 16-; and Fig. 18 a view similar to Fig. 2 of this third modification of my invention.

Describing the parts by reference characters and in connection with Figs. 1-5 inclu- .sivc, A denotes generally the bed or frame of the press to which my attachment is applied. The press is of a t pe that is well known to the trade, and no etailed illustration of the same is necessary, except as to the particular parts thereof with which m invention cooperates directly. An examp e of such type of press is one known to the trade as the National standard center-feed hot-nut press. Secured to this bed or frame is a pair of guides 1, the guides being secured to the bed or frame by bolts 2. 3 denotes a cross head mounted in ,said guides. The cross head is provided with a slot 4 in which is mounted u lower punch blocks 5 and 6, the sa1 blocks each having a partial recess for the reception of a shearing punch 7, the punch being shown as hexagonal 1n cross section, corresponding to the shape of the nut blanks which are to be punched thereby from the stock (see Figs. 1, 15 and 17). The upper punch block is clamped against the lower punch block by a pair of cross bars 8 which are fastened to the cross head by means of bolts 9. For convenience of description the end of the machine or press toward which the bar of stock is moved, for the purpose of punchin nut blanks therefrom, will be referred to' erein as the front and the opposite part of the Secured to the frame of the'machine is a die box, indicated at 10, and having a shearing die 11 'adjustably mounted therein, this die being provided with a hexagonal die opening 11 for the reception and shaping er and of the nut blank which -'is struck from the stock by the punch 7 (see Figs. 1, 3 and 10). The die is held within the die box by top and bottom face plates, the top plate, indicated at 12, being fastened to the die box by means" of screw bolts 13 extending through slots 12.

' resting upon a spacer 19 A special lower face plate 14 is secured to the die box 10 by bolts 13 and, together with the face plate 12, holds the die in place.

In presses of-the type to which my invention is applied, the red hot bar of stock 15 is slid along an appropriate rest, beneath a projection 16, until its front end engages a stock gage. The punch 7 is then operated to cut off a nut blank 17 from such bar and push .the same into the die opening 11*, which insures the proper external shape for the nut blank. The bar is withdrawmthenut blank is pushed rearwardly out of the die opening, and the nut blank and slug 18, which are removed from the stock by the same stroke of the punch, are usually separated by the screening or riddling operation referred to hereinbefore. 1

19 denotes a bracket which is secured to the bed or frame A, the bracket being shown as and being secured to said bed or frame by bolts 20, 21. This bracket pivotally supports a kicker for the slugs, which kicker also carries the stock gage. Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the bracket comprises a side plate 19 which extends upwardly from the spacer 19 and has at its inner upper end a bearing 22, from which the plate extends downwardly and laterally, providing a lateral extension 23. The kicker for removing the slugs or scrap is behind the side plate 19 and comprises a plate having a laterally projecting portion 24 in which there is mounted a stock gage 25, said gage bein secured in a groove in such projection by a key having an extension 26 which is normally spaced from and overhangs the slug 18 at the end of the bar 15. The stock gage is provided with an angular end adapted to fit into the-notch formed in the end of the bar by the act of punching-the last preceding nut blank therefrom. The stock gage is adjustably connected to the lateral extension of the kicker plate by means of a bolt 27 and a slot 28. At the end opposite the pro- 'ection 24, the kicker plate is provided with a hardened block 29 which is fitted into a dovetailed seat therein, the said block having an end adapted to engage a cam (to be described hereinafter). I

' The upper end of the kicker is pivoted to the bearing 22 of the bracket by means of a pivot bolt 30 mounted in said bearin and extending through an eye or sleeve in end. of the kicker. The kicker is also provided with an arm 31 projecting from the pivotally supported portion thereof, the said arm being connected to a coil spring 32, the upper end of which is supported by an arm 33 bolted to and forming part of the bracket Mounted in the bracket is a rock shaft 34, said rock-shaft carrying a cam 35 having a beveled face 36 presented toward the block 29 whereby, as the shaft is rocked in the approfhe upper priate direction, the said block will move along said beveled face, under the influence of the spring 32 and the kicker will be moved about its pivot 30, thereby freeing the slug 18 and permitting it to drop. The pivot 30 is so arranged and the kicker is so shaped with reference to such pivotal support that no thrust toward the punch 7 will be exerted by the kicker as it swings about its pivot. This will ordinarily enable the slug to be moved downwardly by and dropped freely from the stock gage into a chute 37, which is provided on one face of the bottom face plate 14. However, should the slug adhere to the punch or to any other part, as, for instance, the overhanging part 14 of the plate 14, which acts as a stripper to prevent the slug from being pulled outwardly by adherence to the punch,

the projection 26 on the kicker will engage the slug and cause it to loosen and drop into the chute.

' The shaft 34 is rocked by a cam 380a a shaft 39, which is preferably the shaft which operates the punch. A convenient manner of so rocking the shaft 34 is shown in the drawings, and consists of arms 34*, rigid with the shaft, between which there is pivotally supported an eye 41 on one end of a link 40 which link is made in two sections and is adjustable for length by means of a turn buckle 42. The opposite end of the link 40 is provided with an eye 43 which is pivotally mounted between forks .45 on the upper end of a lever 44, which is pivoted near its lower end, as-indicated at 46.. The lever 44 carries a roller 47 which is held in engagement with the operating faceof the cam 38 by means of 34 in a direction to bring the inclined face 36 of the cam 35 inregister with the end of the hardened block 29,0n the kicker. The spring 48 will rock the shaft 34 to bring the inclined face of the cam 35 into engagement with the end of the block 29, allowing the spring '32 to rock the kicker to the position shown in the dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 3, in which position the stock gage will ordinarily have freed the plug 18 from engagement with the punch. However, should the slu adhere to the punch or to any other part of the press, such as the part 14, by reason of fins or irregularities on the slug, and thus fail to move downwardly with the stock gage 25, the projection 26 will strike the top of the slug and disengage it. The slug, in either event, will be discharged into the chute 37 As soon as the eleper inclined face 29 of the block 29 and re- I setting the kicker and stock gage to the posiwhich is tion shown in full lines in Fig. 3.

As the nut blanks are ejected from the die opening 11, they first strike an inclined surface 49 and then an outwardly inclined surface 50 formed on the lower face plate 14, these surfaces being so arranged as to deflect the nut blanks away from the slugs at the bottom of the chute 37.

In Figs. 7 and 8 there is shown a modification of my invention wherein the bracket 51 constitutes an extension of the upper face plate 12, the face plate being in other respects identical with the face late shown in the precedingviews. The ower face plate is identical in construction with that shown in the preceding views and is designated'by like reference characters.

The kicker in this case comprises a laterally extending body 52 having a wide slot 52" therein, in the lower portion of which is mounted the stock gage 25, the gage being secured in placeby means of bolts 27 and slots 28. In this case, the thrust of the bar against the stock age is taken by means of a screw 53 which is adjustably mounted in a lug 54 on the kicker. The key 25 which has the extension 25 forengaging the slug 18 is mounted in the slot 52 above the stock gage, being adj ustablg secured: in said slot by bolts 55 and slots 56. rom the body 52 an arm 57 extends upwardly, the armhaving a bearing 57' at its upper end by which it is pivotally mounted upon a stud 58 carried by the bracket. The klcker is provided with an extension 59, opposite the body portion 52, to which extenslon thereis ivotally connected one link 60 of a toggle, t e other link 61 being pivoted to the link 60, at 62, and having its opposite end pivoted between lugs 63 on the bracket. The link 61 is rovided with an arm 61 extending upwardly therefrom and at substantiall right angles to the body of the link. A 0011 spring 64 is connected to the upperend of the arm 61 and to an eye 65 carried by the bracket. This spring tends to hold the 'two links or arms of the tog le in alignment.

The kicker is operat by the cam 38, the operating connections including a bell crank lever, one arm 66 whereof is provided with a The other arm 66" of the lever has a spring 68 connected thereto, which holds the roller in engagement with the cam. The lever is pivotally supported at 69. The upper end of the arm 66 1s forked, as shown at'66 and the forks have pivoted therebetween an eye 70 on one end of a link 70, the opposite end of the link bein rovided with an eye 70 ivo upper en of one of the arms 71 of a bell crank lever which is pivotally supported from thebracket at 72. The other-arm 71" of the last mentioned lever is provided with an eye 71 which is pivoted to the bell crank lever 66,

tween forks71 at the and between forks on With the parts constructed and arranged as described, when the roller 67 reaches the low or recessed part 38" of the cam, the spring 68, being stronger than the spring 64, rocks 66, moving the arm 71 to'the right and pulling u on the toggle pivot 62, against the action 0 the spring 64. The bending of the toggle in the middle rocks the kicker about its pivot 58, thereby to is at right angles to the pivot remove the slugs 18 in the same manner as described in connection with the preceding form of my invention. Whenthe roller67 rides upon thehigh part of the cam 39, it rocks thev bell crank lever 66, 66 in the re- .verse direction, against the action of the spring 68. This thrusts down upon the mid dle of the le 60 6'1 and the s rin 64 insures the i gle liriks being held al ignment until the roller 67 again reaches a low spot on the cam 38. The straightening of t e toggle links 60, 61 resets-the kicker to the position shown in Fig. 6.

. In Figs. 9-.14 inclusive there is shown another modification of my invention in which the kicker, carrying the stock gage, is so pivoted as to be swung about a vertical axis. In the views referred to, the die box 10 and die 11 are substantially of the same construction.

as shown in the preceding views, the die having a air of horizontally extending recesses 11", w ich are adapted to receive forwardly extending projections on the kicker, to be described hereinafter. The face plate 12 is the same in construction as is the case with preceding modifications, and the die box is provided with lugs or earslO, 10", by which it is secured tothe bed or frame, the lug 10" not appearin lower face p ate 14 is of the same eneral construction as the face plate 14 in t e preceding views, except that thechute 76 is somewhat different in shape and arrangement from the chute 37 shown in the preceding views.

Secured to. the bed or plate is the bracket 77, the said bracket having a depending arm 77" terminating in a fork com rising a pair of lugs 7 7 which receive there tween an eye or sleeve on a kicker bar '78, the said bar being pivoted intermediate its ends to and between the said lugs by a pin-78. The kicker bar pro ects across one side 'of'the "die faces adapted to be received within the correspondingly-shaped recesses 11 in the die. The projectionsextend beyond the body of in the preceding views. The

1'1 and is provided with projections 7 8 having curved the kicker bar and are provided with faces Y 7 8 which are substantially flush with the v the kicker face of the die. The projections 78 are adapted to engage a slug 18 as the kicker bar is rocked (by means to be described hereinafter). The bar is provided at its slug engaging end with a longitudinal slot 8 which is vadapted to receive the body portion of the stock gage, the said gage having its stockengaging end 79 partly offset from the body 79, as shown at 7 9", the ofiset part 7 9 being adapted to engage thrust shoulders 7 8 on bar. The stock gage 'is adjustably secured to the kicker bar by means of bolts 80 extending through slots 7 9 in the gage and through openings 7 8 in the kicker bar. A screw 81, which is threaded through an extension of the bracket 7 7 and through a longitudinal aperture 7 8 in the kickerbar, is adapted to-engage the end of the stock gage, thereby to relieve the kicker bar of the thrust of the same.

In Figs. 9 and 11, the screws I justing the die 11 are shown, being omitted in the preceding views. For the purpose of operating the kicker bar 78, I employ substantially the same bellorank lever and link that are shown in the preceding modification, parts by like reference numerals. The vertical arm 66 of the bell crank lever is connected with the longitudinally adjustable link 70, the opposite end of which is provided with an eye 7 0 which is inserted between ears or lugs 7 8 at the outer end of the kicker bar 78. With the parts constructed and arranged as described in Figs. 914, when the roller 67 strikes the low part 88 of the cam 88, the spring 68 rocks the arm 66 to the right, which causes the-link 70 to rock the kicker bar 7 8 about the pivot 7 8 in such manner as to throw the fingers or projections 7 8 out vof the face of the die 11. These fingers, being aligned with the rear face of a slug 18, will remove said slug from the punch or from any other surface to which it may tend to adhere, and the slug will then drop down the chute 76. When the roller rides upon the high part of the cam 38, the arm 66 is moved to the left, which will throw the kicker bar, with its stock gage, back to the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

In Figs. 15-18, there is shown a third modification of my invention wherein the die box,

die and upper face plate are substantially the same as shown in the preceding views and designated by like reference characters. In the last form of my invention, the lower face plate 1 is provided with a pair of inclined surfaces82, 83 for the slugs which are dropped by moving the stock gage 84 away from the punch. It is also provided with a chute 85 for the nut blanks. The stock gage is slidably mounted in a guidcway designating l ke from the punch, ordinarily ed through the end of the bracket 86 and engages the block.92, thereby to take upthe thrust which is delivered to the stock gage 84. by the bar of'stock. 95 denotesa-l'ever which is pivoted'intermediate of its ends'on one of-the cross head guides 1. One end-of this lever is connected by a link 96 to the joint formed between the-toggle links 88 and 90, such connection being conveniently afforded by extending the pin'91. A spring 97, which is-connected to the'same end of 1 the lever as the link 96, tends to move the link 10 for ad- 96 in an appropriate direction to keep the toggle links 88 and90 in alignment, thereby holding the stock gage 84: in operative position with reference to the bar of stock.

For the purpose of rocking the lever to move the stock gage away from the punch, a cross head3 is provided with a projection 98, which may be fastened to one of the cross bars 8, thesai'd projection car ing'a screw 99 which is adapted to engage t e end of the lever 95 opposite the link 96 when the punch 7 shall have struck a nut blank from the bar and have punched the same into the die opening 11. The engagement of the hardened screw 99 with the lever 95 bends the toggle. at the middle and draws the sto'ckgage away slugs 18 to drop upon the inc ines 82 and 83 and be removed thereby from the nut blanks which are directed into the chutes 85.

Having thus described 'my invention, what I claim is l. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having an opening, a punch so shaped as to shear a nut blank from said bar and to force the same into said die, with the production of a slug in front of such blank, a stock gage in front of said die, a stripper overhanging the space between the said die and the said stock gage, a shaft for driving the said punch, and means operated by said shaft for moving the stock gage away from said punch in such manner as to release theslug therefrom.

2. Ina machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having an opening, a punch so shaped as ermitting the i positively removin it u d 4 5. In a machine for making nut'blanks the recessed front of said machine an neeam opening, a stock ga having an end adapt to substantiallyfit operated by the punch-moving meansfor movin the said gage in such manner as to remove mm the punch and the arts adjacent sheared from t e bar by said thereto the slug punch. a p

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a shearing die havin an opening, a punch movable toward and in said opening and so sha as to shear a nut blank from a bar and orce the same into said 0 ening, with the production of a slug,

movab 0 means enga the said slu :Eor f om the uncli and the parts adjacent .t esaid die, an additional means for positively engaging the said slug for removing the same in the -ievent of the ,failui'e of the firstmeans to effect such removal. c v V 4. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having an o ening, a punch so shaped as to shear a nut lank from such bar and force the same into said'opening with the production of a slug, a stripper spaced from said die and adapted to revent the, withdrawal of the slug past sai stripper by the punch, means for moving the punch toward and.-

slug, and means in front of-said die having)an opening,

same into from the die, and neanscarried bysaid maof the slug past sai stripper by the punch,

means for moving the punch toward and from the o g, means carried by said operated by the unch-m'oving means for engagin the said s ug to move it away from the said punch, stripper, and die, and additional means for ing the s'aidslug for removin thesame in event of the failure of the ormer removing means to efiect such removal.

6. In amachine forzmaln'ng nutblanks from a bar, the'combination of a shearing die having an opening, a stock gage in front of said 0 nin adapted to form a stop for the end 0 .said ar, a punch, means for moving the said punch toward and from the said die thereby to shear a nut blank from the bar and force thesame into said opening-withthe production of a slug interposed. tween the punch 'and the stock gage, and movable means including the said-stock gage for engaging the slugand moving the same away from the said punch.

positively engalg-i t e 7-. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearin die a punch adapted to s ear a nut lank from said bar and to force the of a slug in front of such blank, a stock gage in front of said die opening, a stripper overhangin the spaoebetween the said die'alid' I the sai stock age, a shaft for driving the said punch, an means operated by said shaft 7 for moving the slug away from the punch and the stripper.

8. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having an o ning, a kicker, a stock gage se- 8 cured to sai kicker in front of saidopening and adapted to engage the front end of the bar, a punch, means for movi the said punch toward and from thesaid ie thereby bar a nut an to shear from the front endof the blank and a slug in front of said b1ank,a pivotal support forsaid'kicken'and means for, rocking the said kicker upon said support thereby to remove from the punch and the parts adjacent thereto theslug sheare'd from v the bar by said punch. 9. In a machine for making-"nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearin die having an opening, a punch, a stock gage aving an end adapted to be engaged by the front 05 end of such bar, the said gage bein located in front of the said die opening, a 'cker to j which the saidstoek ga eis secured, the

said kicker being pivotal y supported so as to move the stock gage away{ from the punch I00 and the die after the punching operation the said kicker having a projection spaced om the end ofthe stock gage and adapted to engage a slug in ,the event that the latter isnot removed by the stock gage, means for operat- Ion ing said punch, and'means for kicker about its pivot. r 10.- In a machine .for making angularnut blanks from a bar, thecombi-nation of a shearing die having an angular opening, a punch 1 corresponding in contour to said opening, a stock gage having a, V;shaped and adaptedto be engaged by the front end of such ar, the said gage being located in front of the rocking thesaid opening, a kicker to which thev said stock 116 gage is secured, the said kicker being pivota-lly su ported so as to move the stock gatge away om thepunclr and the-die after e punching operation, the said kicker havin a projection spaced from the. end. of the gage and adapted. to engage a. slug in the event that the/latter is not remove by the stock gage, a shaft for operating said punch," and connections between said shaft and said kicker for rocking the latterabou-t its ivot. 1

11. In a machine for making nut b anks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having an opening for the reception of a nut aft for moving said punch toward and no;

q into said die opening,

from the die, a kicker, a pivotal support for said kicker, a stock gage carried by said kicker and having an end in front of the die opening adapted to be engaged by the front end of the said bar, a cam on said shaft, and connections between said cam and said kicker for rocking the same about its pivot when the punch shall have sheared the nut blank from the said bar thereby to remove from the punch and the parts a 'acent thereto the slug formed by the punch in producing the said nut blank.

12. In a machine for making nu-t blanks from a'bar, the combination of a shearing die having an opening for the reception of a nut'blank, a punch adapted to shear a nut blank from said bar and a slug in front of said blank having a recessed front face, means for moving said punch toward and from the die, a stock gage having an end in front of the die opening and adapted to sub stantially fit the recessed front face of the said slu and the front end of the said bar, means or moving'the said gage when the punch shall have sheared said nut blank and slug from said bar thereby-to remove the slug I from the punch and the parts adjacent thereto, and means movable with and additional to said gage for effecting such removal of the slug in the event of the failure of the stock gage toaccomplish the same.

13. In a machine for making angular nut blanks from a hot bar, the combination of a shearing die having an angular opening therein, akicker pivoted above the said die and havin a lateral extension projecting toward an spaced from the said die opening, a stock gage having a V-shaped end in front of the said die opening, means tending to hold the said kicker with the said stock gage immediately in front of the said die opening, the said kicker having a projection overhanging the said-stock gage and normally overhan ing and spaced above said die opening, a s aft, an angular punch adapted to shear nut blanks of ap ropriate shape from the front of said bar an press the said blanks connections between said shaft and saidv punch for moving the same toward and from the said die opening, a cam on said shaft, and connections between said cam and said kicker for rocking the latter upon its pivot when the punch shall have sheared a nut blank from said bar, with the production of a slug interposed between the punch and the stock gage.

14. In a machine for making hexagonal nut blanks from a bar of stock, the combination of a die having a hexagonal opening therein, a hexagonal punch, means for moving said punch toward and from the die thereby to strike from the frontend of such bar a hexagonal n'ut blank and a slug in front of said blank and to force the blank into said opening, a kicker pi'votally supported by said machine, a stock gage on said kicker and having a V-shaped end in front of said opening and adapted to receive the notched end of the bar and of theslug sheared therefrom by said punch, a projection carried by the said kicker and extending rearwardly above the stock gage and above said opening, a spring normally holding the kicker with the stock gage in line with the opening and with said projection above the opening, a shaft, a cam on said shaft, a spring holding said kicker in contact with said cam, and means operative by the punch-operatingmeans for operating said shaft thereby to move the kicker about its pivot to move the stock gage and the rojection downwardly, thereby to remove t e slug from the punch and the parts adjacent to said matrix.

15. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar of stock, the combination of a shearing die having an opening therein, a punch, means for moving the said punch toward and from the die thereby to strike from the front end of such bar a'nut blank and a slug in front of said blank and to force the blank into said opening, a kicker pivotally supported by said machine, a stock gage having an end in front of said opemng and adapted to receive the end of the bar and of the slug sheared therefrom by said punch, a projection carried by the said'kicker and extending, rearwardly above the stock gage and above said opening, means normally holdin the kicker with the stock gage in line with t e opening and with the projection above the opening, a shaft, a 'cam on said shaft, and connectlons between said cam and the kicker for rocking the latter about its to move the stock gage and the projection downwardly thereby to remove the slug from the punch and the parts adjacent to saiddie. j

- 16. In a machine for making nut blanks from a bar, the combination of a shearing die having'an opening therein, a shaft, a punch, connections between the shaft and the unchfor moving the same toward and from the die thereby to shear a nut blank fromthe front of said bar and a slug in front of said blank and die opening, said slughaving a recessed front end, a kicker pivotally supported from said machine and having an extension directed toward the die opening, a stock gage having an end adapted to receive the recessed front end of thebar and the slug sheared therefrom, the said kicker having a projection located above and overhanging the stock gage and normally @aced from the die opening and slug, an arm projecting from the pivot of said kicker, a s ring connected with said arm and normal y holding the kicker with the projection and stock gag1 in the osition hereinbefore set forth, am means or rocking the said kicker about it pivot at predetermined intervals, said mean comprising a cam on said shaft, a. rock shaft, a cam on said rock shaft having a surface op- ,eratively engaging the said kicker, the said surface permitting the said kicker to rock about its 'pivot, and connections between the first mentioned cam and the rock shaft for rocking the said shaft to cause the kicker to In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

CHARLES F. NEWPHER. 

